Someone else wrote:
"I have privilege because the whiteness of my skin allows me to do all of these things without thinking twice:
I can go birding (#ChristianCooper)
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#blacklivesstillmatter #blackmen #blackpeople #blackamerican #police #whitepeople #whitedevil #blackmastodon
This is a great episode; #ChristianCooper talks #birding, the politics and racist roots of the #AudubonSociety, and coming out of the closet.
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Long before the infamous Central Park incident went viral (where a white woman called the cops on him during a birdwatching outing), Christian Cooper had been obsessed with birds. It was a love nurtured through his involvement in The Audubon Society, an environmental organization dedicated to bird conservation.
But recently, Christian’s dedication to and love for this organization has been put to the test. We’ll hear how growing up as a closeted queer person in the 80s, a career contributing to Marvel comics, and a life spent paying attention to birds has prepared Christian to navigate controversies and side with what is right.
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#ChristianCooper is a 1980 graduate of #Uniondale High School, my alma mater. (I took 8th grade English taught by his mother.) A few years ago, he was accused of 'bird watching while black' by a white woman in Central Park.
And now he gets the last laugh!
#ExtaordinaryBirder now streaming on #DisneyPlus and #Hulu.
Sneak Peek Here!: https://youtu.be/JTV8-9gMfhg
Disney has announced a brand new documentary series from National Geographic called “Extraordinary Birder with Christian Cooper”. Life-long birder Christian Cooper takes us into the wild, wonderful and unpredictable world of ...
I’m #watching ep 1 of #ExtraordinaryBirder with #ChristianCooper (of “ #CentralParkKaren “ fame).
He’s visiting the #beautiful island of #Borinquén (aka #PuertoRico), where my family comes from, and is showing me things that I had never heard of or experienced in my many long visits
Though he can be a little melodramatic for my taste, his particular #fab brings a refreshing #vibe to the #nature #documentary scene.
I’m not really a #birder, but I think I’ll keep watching 👍🏼 [h/t #Merlin]
‘She doesn’t have the power’: Central Park birdwatcher #ChristianCooper on why racist ‘incident’ won’t define him
#Birdwatching https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/jun/19/christian-cooper-central-park-birdwatcher-racism?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
TWH welcomes Christian Cooper, Pagan, author of the new memoir “Better Living Through Birding,” and host of the new National Geographic TV series “Extraordinary Birder,” to consider new directions for magical practices beyond the classical elements.
https://wildhunt.org/2023/06/guest-column-thinking-in-new-directions.html
#religion #betterlivingthroughbirding #birds #christiancooper #pagan #Extraordinarybirder
TWH welcomes Christian Cooper, Pagan, author of the new memoir "Better Living Through Birding," and host of the new National Geographic TV series "Extraordinary Birder," to consider new directions for magical practices beyond the classical elements.
Three years ago, a white woman called 911, falsely accusing birder #ChristianCooper of threatening her life in an encounter he captured on video and quickly went #viral.
Now he has a memoir and his own series on #NatGeoWild, both out this week.
NEW YORK (AP) — There's nothing that can keep Christian Cooper from enjoying his “happy place,” the bird-friendly Ramble of Central Park — not even his tense, viral video encounter three years ago with a woman walking her dog off leash in his refuge.
Thank you, #CentralPark #karen! 😉👍🏼
#Birder accused in #NYC Central Park, #ChristianCooper has new #TVShow
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